Cabinet - Thursday 16 October 2008

A meeting of the Cabinet will be held in one of the Committee Rooms at the Town Hall, Library Street, Wigan at 3.00 p.m. on Thursday 16 October 2008.

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:-

1 Apologies for absence.

2 Minutes: 2 October 2008 enclosed.

3 Urgent Business (if any): To be accepted at the discretion of the Chairman of the meeting.

4 Exclusion of the public (.pdf, 19kb): The Cabinet is asked to consider whether by resolution to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the items of business marked with an 'E' reference because of the possibility of the disclosure of exempt information. A draft resolution is attached for use by the Cabinet if it so wishes.

5 Declarations of interest: To receive declarations of interest in any item for discussion at the meeting. A blank form for declaring interests has been circulated with the agenda, please ensure that this is returned to the Committee Clerk at the end of the meeting.

6 The agenda for this meeting: Members to agree the allocation of items in the various sections of this agenda.

7 Reference from other Committees and call ins:

Open items

Decision:

8 Local Transport Plan 2 – progress report: Report of the Executive Director of Environmental Services enclosed (.pdf, 2842kb) .(key decision) 

9 Wigan replacement unitary development plan – saved policies (.pdf, 50kb): Report of the Executive Director of Environmental Services enclosed. 

10 Corporate Asset Management Plan 2008/09 (.pdf, 267kb): Report of the Head of Property Division enclosed. 

11 Redistribution of school balances (.pdf, 47kb): Report of Service Director – Corporate Services enclosed. 

Sharing for corporate understanding

12 Wigan Life Proposal (.pdf, 48kb): Report of Service Director - Customer Transformation enclosed.

Information

13 Changes to Tenancy agreement (.pdf, 91kb): Report of the Executive Director of Environmental Services enclosed.

14 North West of England regional spatial strategy – adoption (.pdf, 38kb): Report of the Executive Director of Environmental Services enclosed. 

15 Report on Equality Standard Level 3 Validation Process (.pdf, 30kb): Report of the Service Director: Business Transformation enclosed.

16 Councillor Service Group minutes: Minutes of the Councillor Service Group meetings held on 11 June (.pdf, 32kb) and 6 August (.pdf, 42kb) 2008 enclosed.

Press excluded items

Discussion leading to decision:

E1 Bickershaw Country Park – completion of land assembly: Report of the Executive Director of Environmental Services enclosed. (key decision)